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Trump Admin Seeks $100 M, Higher Cap for Afrikaner Refugees

5/19/2026

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State Department declared white South African Afrikaners an emergency and proposed $100 million to resettle 10,000 refugees.
U.S. President Donald Trump administration seeks to raise the refugee cap to 17,500 for the Afrikaners, pending congressional approval.
South Africa rejected the persecution claim as unfounded.
United States has resettled 6,069 refugees this fiscal year, 99 % South Africans.

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State Department declared white South African Afrikaners an emergency and proposed $100 million to resettle 10,000 refugees.
U.S. President Donald Trump administration seeks to raise the refugee cap to 17,500 for the Afrikaners, pending congressional approval.
South Africa rejected the persecution claim as unfounded.
United States has resettled 6,069 refugees this fiscal year, 99 % South Africans.